대한

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大寒 (“Dahan”). Cognate with Japanese 大寒(だいかん) (daikan).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɦa̠n] ~ [te̞ɦa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대한/데한]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daehan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daehan
McCune–Reischauer?	Taehan
Yale Romanization?	tayhan

Proper noun

대한 • (Daehan) (hanja 大寒)

1. Dahan (one of twenty-four solar terms)

See also

• 이십사절기(二十四節氣) (Isipsajeolgi, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
  • Spring: 입춘(立春) (Ipchun), 우수(雨水) (Usu), 경칩(驚蟄) (Gyeongchip), 춘분(春分) (Chunbun), 청명(淸明) (Cheongmyeong), 곡우(穀雨) (Gogu)
  • Summer: 입하(立夏) (Ipha), 소만(小滿) (Soman), 망종(芒種) (Mangjong), 하지(夏至) (Haji), 소서(小暑) (Soseo), 대서(大暑) (Daeseo)
  • Autumn: 입추(立秋) (Ipchu), 처서(處暑) (Cheoseo), 백로(白露) (Baengno), 추분(秋分) (Chubun), 한로(寒露) (Hallo), 상강(霜降) (Sanggang)
  • Winter: 입동(立冬) (Ipdong), 소설(小雪) (soseol), 대설(大雪) (Daeseol), 동지(冬至) (Dongji), 소한(小寒) (Sohan), 대한(大寒) (Daehan)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 大韓 (“Korea”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɦa̠n] ~ [te̞ɦa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대한/데한]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daehan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daehan
McCune–Reischauer?	Taehan
Yale Romanization?	tayhan

Proper noun

대한 • (Daehan) (hanja 大韓)

1. Korea

Derived terms

• 대한제국
• 대한민국

See also

• 한국

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 大旱 (“a great drought”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɦa̠n] ~ [te̞ɦa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대한/데한]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daehan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daehan
McCune–Reischauer?	Taehan
Yale Romanization?	tayhan

Noun

대한 • (daehan) (hanja 大旱)

1. a great drought

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 大限 (“max limit”).

Pronunciation 1

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɦa̠n] ~ [te̞ɦa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대한/데한]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daehan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daehan
McCune–Reischauer?	Taehan
Yale Romanization?	tayhan

Noun

대한 • (daehan) (hanja 大限)

1. a limit of a lifespan; date of death

Pronunciation 2

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛɦa̠n] ~ [te̞ɦa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [대한/데한]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Daehan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Daehan
McCune–Reischauer?	Taehan
Yale Romanization?	tayhan

Verb

대한 • (daehan) (determiner past of 대하다)

1. formal non-polite form of 대하다 (daehada, “to pertain or relate to a topic”)